Apron.



G. A. STEI'NER & W. F. TUCKETT.

APRON.

MfPLICATION FILED JAN-17, 1914.

Patented A n zo, 1915.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE ADOLPH STEINER AND WILLIAM ERISBY TUGKETT, 0F SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

APRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE A. STEINER and WILLIAM FRISBY TUOKETT, citizens of the United States, and .both residents of Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented a new and Improved Apron, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates particularly to aprons worn by butchers, bakers, waiters, bar tenders, etc., and it is the object of the inventionto prevent the tangling and tearing of the tapes or tie strings during the washing process. 1

It is a well known fact that laundries and linen supply houses experience'a great deal of trouble and annoyance in the washing of aprons of the character described. The strings are usually of considerable length to enable the user to tie the strings in front, and for the washing it is a custom either to remove the strings, wash them separately and again secure them in place on the washed apron, or else to securely tie the strings in a close knot in order to prevent them from tangling together.

Our improved apron is provided, adjacent to the top, with a sheath or pocket that. extends nearly the width of the apron and 'is open at each end and adapted to receive tapes or strings which are secured to the side edges of the apron and are made of such length that, When tucked into and extended in the sheath, they overlap more or less. They are held in this position by friction with the sheath and with each other.while the apron is being washed and ironed, so that no inconvenience is experienced in these operations in respect to the disposition of,

or care for, the strings;

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the back of the Copies of this patent may be obtained for'five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. C.

apron, with the tie strings normally extended. Fig. 2 is a similar view except that the tie strings are shown inserted in the sheath and a portion of the latter broken away to show the interior position of the strings.

In both figures, the numeral 1 indicates the body of the apron, and 2 the sheath or pocket having open ends and secured to the apron adjacently to its top and extending nearly the width of the same. Tapes or tie strings 3 are secured to the sides of the apron, preferably in line with the sheath, and are made of a length greater than half the length. of the sheath, so that, when inserted in the latter as shown in Fig. 2, their free ends extend past each other, or overlap. The strings may be inserted or tucked into the hem or pocket with ease and despatch, by the aid of a suitable tool, and, as before stated, they retain their place by friction during both the washing and ironing processes. Thus the strings are protected in both these operations without possibility of detachment, or becoming entangled, or torn off, and without requiring any care in manipulation as in the case of aprons whose strings are left loose in the usual way.

We claim An apron having adjacent its top a sheath which is arranged transversely and open at both ends, and tie strings secured to the apron, the said strings being of such length 7 that when inserted in the sheath they over- Commissioner of Patents, 

